Can you draw whimsy?
#21
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I can't draw at all but I play around in Photoshop with circles, squares, clouds and the photoshop warp tool. Its kind of like punch art. Here is a poodle I did with mainly cloud shapes.
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#22
Ask a child to draw whatever it is you want. They turn out very whimsical and quite cute. My granddaughter drew me a picture of a mouse when she was about 5 or 6 that was just adorable and she named it "M O W S E". When she was grown I made her a pillow with her mouse on the front and labeled "M O W S E" just as she had.
#24
I see all these adorable funky animals and houses and people that quilters have drawn and cut out and added as appliques on quilts, mug rugs, and wall hangings, and I am sitting here wondering if they've been drawing all their lives or is it something you can just do.
I picked up my gs's dry erase board and the picture in my head is so not what ends up on the board, lol.
I did print out a bunch of ideas from MS Word Clipart and others from googling so that should help.
Can you draw? It can't be that hard, right?
I picked up my gs's dry erase board and the picture in my head is so not what ends up on the board, lol.
I did print out a bunch of ideas from MS Word Clipart and others from googling so that should help.
Can you draw? It can't be that hard, right?
#25
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#27
When I was in 7th grade art class we had to paint a still life of an orange, an apple and a vase. The art teacher told me not to bother trying a second time, that it wouldn't help because I had no talent (she was really mean). I was crushed, since both my parents could draw and paint. I never tried again. To this day, over 50 years later, I cannot make my hand do what my mind "sees" with a pencil or paint brush, even though I started sewing garments when I was about 12, and have created many pieces of stained glass art over the years. I can follow a pattern but can't draw one! :-)
#28
Art, drawing, etc. is in the eye of the beholder! When my DGD was in HS, the local Farmer's Market Org. asked the HS art teacher to have all of her art students do a poster for that summer's market. My DGD's poster was given a C and she was told it wasn't very good. She called me and asked if her art was that bad. I told her she may not have followed the criteria the teacher was looking for and I assured her that her art was very good. Well, after the judging by the Farmer's Market judges, guess who's poster was chosen? My DGD's! and she won the $100 prize also!
I can draw and paint. I bought a Cameo Silhouette for which you can purchase designs on their website for as little as $.50 and cut them out with the Cameo.
I have also used clip art. I have pulled up images on Goggle and just traced over the monitor screen of what I wanted and cut them out by hand. What ever works. Just don't use licensed designs. I think it's best to use something you come up with yourself if you can. I love the idea or having children draw for you!
I can draw and paint. I bought a Cameo Silhouette for which you can purchase designs on their website for as little as $.50 and cut them out with the Cameo.
I have also used clip art. I have pulled up images on Goggle and just traced over the monitor screen of what I wanted and cut them out by hand. What ever works. Just don't use licensed designs. I think it's best to use something you come up with yourself if you can. I love the idea or having children draw for you!
Last edited by quiltjoey; 06-01-2014 at 06:15 PM.
#30
when I draw every day, I can draw. when I let it slide, it will then take a week or more to get the skill going. I did a still life a day in hi school and by the end of the first month it would take 2-3 minutes to draw one, up til then it was a mess or lots of erasures. it takes practice for both your eye and you hand.
my avatar Is a mug hug. the mug sits in it as well as on it. I usually make them without drawing because I think "in the round". I sculpt better than I draw.
my avatar Is a mug hug. the mug sits in it as well as on it. I usually make them without drawing because I think "in the round". I sculpt better than I draw.
Last edited by nancia; 06-09-2014 at 10:38 AM.
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